Initiatives promoted by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) to celebrate the centenary of Italo Calvino’s birth

On Thursday 2 March at 4 p.m. the Casa delleLetterature library – which is part of the Biblioteche di Roma network of libraries – will host an event to present the initiatives for the centenary of Italo Calvino’s birth. The project is organised by Laboratorio Calvino (La Sapienza University of Rome, University of Milan and […]

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With BlueMed, Sparkle creates in Genoa a new digital hub for global Internet traffic

BlueMed is Sparkle’s new cable that will connect Italy with France, Greece and Israel, with several other branches in the Mediterranean. The cable is part of the Blue Submarine Cable System project, carried out in collaboration with Google and other operators with further extensions in the African and Asian continents. BlueMed will offer high-speed Internet […]

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Foreign Ministry: Assistance to Chile to determine the causes, the origin and the nature of forest fires

The mission of Carabinieri experts to Chile – promoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI), in response to the Chilean request for Italian forensic and investigative assistance to determine the causes, origin and nature of the spreading of numerous forest fires that have caused 24 deaths and devastated over 400,000 hectares […]

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London, conversations on Justice and Literature within the framework of Encounters

As part of Encounters, a series of meetings dedicated to the analysis of current events by experts in the natural and social sciences and humanities, the Embassy of Italy and the Italian Cultural Institute in London is organising – on the first of March – an event dedicated to the themes of Justice, Social Transition […]

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Italian edition of the book War Childhood presented in Sarajevo

The Italian Embassy in Sarajevo organised, together with the local Delegation of the European Union, an event to celebrate the sixth anniversary of the World Childhood Museum, one of the most appreciated and visited museums in the city, and winner of the 2018 Council of Europe Museum Prize as part of the “Museum of the […]

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Filming Italy – Los Angeles 2023 kicks off

The eighth edition of Filming Italy – Los Angeles will take place from 28 February to 3 March 2023 in Los Angeles, in collaboration with APA (Audiovisual Producers Association) and under the auspices of the Consulate General of Italy in Los Angeles. Created and organised by Tiziana Rocca, Agnus Dei and the Italian Cultural Institute […]

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Telephone conversation of the Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani, with the Tunisian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nabil Ammar

Today, 27 February 2023, the Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, had a telephone conversation with the Tunisian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nabil Ammar. First and foremost, the head of Italian diplomacy wished to express his sympathy to the Tunisian people and authorities at this particularly delicate […]

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Krakow, Conference on Herling between Italy and Poland

On 27 February the Italian Cultural Institute in Krakow is organising the Conference ‘Gustaw Herling: un ritratto tra Italia e Polonia” (Gustaw Herling: a portrait between Italy and Poland). Polish by birth, held prisoner in the Soviet Union, later a member of General Anders’ 2nd Army Corps, Gustaw Herling was an eclectic and committed intellectual, […]

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Kazakhstan, Imagine a sustainable world exhibition inaugurated

The exhibition Imagine a sustainable world has been opened in Astana in front of two hundred guests. It was born from an initiative of the Italian Embassy and produced with the curatorial contribution of architect Dario Curatolo and the support of ICE – Italian Trade Agency. The exhibition brings to Central Asia the thought and […]

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Deputy Minister Edmondo Cirielli attended the commemoration of the Russian Federation’s aggression at the Embassy of Ukraine in Rome

On Friday 24 February, at 10 a.m., the Embassy of Ukraine in Rome commemorated the first anniversary of the Russian Federation’s aggression. Deputy Minister Cirielli attended the ceremony on behalf of the Italian government. During the event, the Deputy Minister stressed how the war had undermined the foundations of the international community. “Over the last […]

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A video from the G7 Ambassadors in Italy to support Ukraine

“We will support Ukraine as long as is necessary”. Here is the message launched today, on the anniversary of the Russian attack on Ukraine, by the Ambassadors of the G7 countries visiting Italy along with the Secretary General of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ettore Francesco Sequi, and the Ambassador of […]

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“Comunità italiana di Politica Estera” presents its first publication on the impact of the conflict in the Enlarged Mediterranean region

“Comunità italiana di Politica Estera” (Italian Foreign Policy Community), a project funded under Art. 23 bis of Italian Presidential Decree 18/1967, presented its first publication addressing the impact of the conflict in the MENA region, which is available at this link. The initiative was born from the need to promote constant dialogue between some of […]

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